More than 20,000 bankers, traders and other workers are bedding down in office towers in Shanghai's Lujiazui district as they bid to keep China's giant financial hub ticking over through a COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron: Shanghai lockdown needed to stop ‘serious’ community spread, experts say
Chinese financial hub Shanghai started a two-stage Covid-19 lockdown and mass testing on Monday, moving away from a strategy of targeted controls. Virus experts say the lockdown – the city’s biggest – ... ( read original story ...)
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares gain as BOJ defends ultra-easy stance, oil eases on Shanghai lockdown
Japanese shares led gains in Asian stocks on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan defended its ultra-easy stance, while oil slid on fears of lower demand from China as Shanghai applied a "zero-COVID" strategy ... ( read original story ...)
Additional Support Called For China Stock Market
The China stock market on Monday snapped the two-day losing streak in which it had fallen almost 60 points or 1.8 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now rests just beneath the 3,215-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai exchange ‘largely unaffected,’ as industry responds swiftly to ensure operation
China's domestic financial hub of Shanghai has readied its equity market well for strict anti-COVID-19 measures that began on Monday, with the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) pledging to offer ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Asia FX pressured as Shanghai imposes lockdown, stocks mixed
Most Asian currencies fell further into the red on Monday, as China's reimposition of a lockdown in Shanghai weighed on regional sentiment and overshadowed hopeful signs of progress in peace talks ... ( read original story ...)
NatWest bank returns to majority private control, oil prices fall on Shanghai lockdown – business live
Moscow stock exchange to resume normal trading for a half day ... ( read original story ...)